Lol man trump is so getting a second term... we just can’t help ourselves can we. Would there be a way to theme it something like “the non-problematic parts of the birth of the nation” prom? And then start with a 30 minute lecture about that atrocities committed by people of the era?

lol the people in the comments that are seemingly celebrating because Trump may lose the "nobel prise" he hasn't received yet are beyond incredible... Bad news for Trump doesn't mean good news for you, no matter how much you hate him....

However I think they should cancel the drills as a gesture, at least this time.

This guy merged onto the I-80E (Sacramento, CA) on his motorcycle as we were driving in the fast lane. As he merged, his bike would shake and wobble. He sometimes would only have one hand on the handle bars while it was shaking!! We couldn't figure out why it was shaking, but we noticed it would only do it once he hit high speeds. We paced him for 5-10 miles after watching him "almost" loose control (about 5 or 6 times), so I got my phone out, thinking "its only a matter of time before he crashes" and I wanted the video as evidence in case anyone else got hurt. Sure enough the very moment I get my phone out, happens to be the time he loses control. We pulled over immediately.....called 911, and help the man (and his bike) off to the side of the road as quickly as possible. He did walk over to the right shoulder by himself. His face was really mashed up (his nose looked broken) and arms covered in blood. Crazy road rash!!! I still wonder how he's doing :(

Oh, and the sirens you hear in the background aren't because he's being chased by the cops....my kids were watching peppa pig.....it was just a coincidence ;)

I'm done with this sub as well. Totally done. I don't need a chronicle of Sam Harris's drama. (he already does that at the beginning of his podcasts. I'll just get my updates from there. Otherwise there are a couple of trollish dickheads running around this sub, that will rush to label everything in the least nuanced way possible.

I think part of me still feels kind of shocked that he’s already looking for excitement elsewhere. We’ve only been married for 2 years. I’ve sacrificed most of my sanity being a full time working mom with 2 kids under age 2 while he’s been thinking about some chick at the bar. It seems so shallow.

I want to express that I'm saying this to be constructive and I don't have any interest in fighting.

> to be clear, I am saying that referencing the author’s affiliations is the only rebuttal required because the “argument” is simply “my team is smarter than your team”

What possible reason would he have to write an article with that message? Regardless of the man, this voice is the voice of many who feel alienated from the left, despite their rather left leaning views.

If you resort to trying to discredit the author without even addressing the argument he makes , you are kind of proving his point.

The below quite is the most important line in this article:

> And a backlash against liberals — a backlash that most liberals don’t seem to realize they’re causing — is going to get President Trump re-elected.

I know this is true because this describes my experience so accurately, but not just my experience in 2016 but also the same experience I remember having in 2004 with Bush. For some reason it seemed as though liberals were expecting most of the south to chuckle along, and collectively say to them selves "golly gosh, that comedian has a point, my accent sure does make me sound dumb, so I better vote for John Kerry."

I think there are a lot more people who vote with the right, that would probably vote with the left more often if the left didn't act as though they they were giant venomous spiders. And why alienate these voters? Because their grandmothers inexplicably voted for trump?

if you've discussed it with your landlord can't you also clear up the pay stub issue? Anyway it seems like your question is more about the logistics of your living situation so in that case I would say "good luck" an I hope you find someone better for you.

Great job comrade! this comment will do nicely in getting Americans to rally behind Trump as you lump them in together! Trump was probably sweating the mid-terms, but with comments like these Americans will be sure to keep him around. /s

But seriously, this BS is not constructive. But by all means let’s have Europe sink to Trump’s level.

I feel like I'm repeating myself but this is so frustrating because it was a decent podcast in my opinion. Sams career seems to be defined by people trying to characterize every comment he makes as being a precursor to some kind of holocaust. As if everything he says is the first step on a slippery slope toward good stepping down 5th avenue, and throwing some minority group into camps. I don't think that's what Sam is saying nor do I think that a holocaust of any kind is the logical conclusion of any of his thoughts. But that's just my opinion, and hell I'm even open to the idea that somebody may feel that way and I'd be happy to hear that discussion.

What I want to know why it's so f-ing important to Christian that he call out Molyneux on Sam's Podcast? I'm not really interested in Molyneux but is it important that Christian use Sam's platform that way? Sure no one likes being Censored and I have to say I think that is what Sam did. Never the less, I don't see why Christian has to start calling Sam a coward. Also as I'm writing this, I'm pretty sure Sam's mother was Jewish for Christ sake. Accusing someone with Jewish heritage of even maybe being complicit in holocaust denial is pretty gross.

Did Sam Talk to Christian before he did this? Sam's explanation makes a lot of sense to me. Honestly, I'm growing increasingly exhausted watching Sam navigate the mine field which is the "conversation about race" we are all supposed to be having. Christian says he gave proof, but if he's talking about the southern poverty law center, I get Sams apprehension on that point.

I really liked the podcast with Christian, and I think he seems like one of those people who is part of the solution. I have literally no interest in becoming a part of what ever conversation the likes of Ezra Klein and the Southern Poverty Law center seem to want to have, and I which Sam would back the hell away from it too.

Citing the the SPLC to criticize Sam is definitely an awkward move. But I also imagine that in Christian's circles not trusting the SPLC is weirder than trusting it. I think Sam Harris fans might be in the minority on that one. Well it's a shame.

I'm not sure what exactly you were expecting but you could imagine your parents weren't going to take this lightly. I'm happy for you in your relationship as it sounds like you two are happy together. Still, she was the wife of your brother. Your nieces/nephews are going to become your children, and there are a whole bunch of uncomfortable adjustments are going to have to be made from the perspective of your family. And I have to be honest it doesn't sound like you considered their feelings a whole lot in pursuing this relationship. You're an adult, but they are entitled to their feelings too. If you sit down with them and talk it out and you still can't come to an agreement than I hate to say it, but I agree with the top commenter: Lawyer up.

it's overly-simplified and lacking a more nuanced assessment... but again, that's just the nature of a short-hand critique... I think it has less to do with any sort of left/right difference in approach and more to do with someone's willingness or unwillingness to go into detail to explain their position.

Fair enough but I think what I'm trying to say is on average, the threshold for what makes someone dismiss-able outright in the broad context of the left is to vague and not vigorous enough in my opinion. I think even making the argument that "well if the right is doing it than we should be too," is why I feel quite strongly that the problem should be addressed by the left.

(and absolutely its a problem on the right, but in Peterson's case and Harris's case it's the left)

These threads keep popping up here and I find it quite puzzling. Sam is someone I would never describe as a conservative. But it's because of this that he tends to single out the left more on this issue. It's disappointing and more entrenched on the left can't see why they should be concerned with it.

The right can be down right scary with the ways they try to limit free speech, but the left has this all this naivety and well intention-ed ferocity that always comes out as miss placed and counter productive. It's the out right failure to acknowledge whats effective and realistic that often comes at the expensive of progress that is truly frustrating.

Can you explain what you mean by "large degree" or "rare"? it seems to happen fairly often in my estimation. Comedians don't feel comfortable going to campus. Pretty much every conservative name has been protested and labeled with some kind of Scarlet letter to some extent. It seems to happen to Jordan Peterson every time he talks, but the evidence seems to bear that out. On the other hand, I'm not sure of many leftist speakers who have been de-platformed in this manner.

Likewise the left has a habit of doing this to each other, which is something you don't see on the right. I would refer to the Anti-Abortion women who attempted to march in the Womens march and were told to go home. Here was a chance to really make a gesture of cooperation, and yet it just solidified an opposition. the left seems to operate by a strong philosophy of "The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy all the same."

I believe he was caught off guard by the question but at the same time I don't feel like this was the slam dunk you're making it out to be.

I think you're characterizing his position poorly (and ironically I'm not a huge fan of his or anything). The left is currently demonizing people within their own party step out of line and they are trying to legislate this feeling. Basically the left is acting as though any piece of speech that offends someone, i.e. racial slurs and incorrect pronouns should be effectively banned from use. The legislation and creation of rules to stop people from offending one another is what Jordan Peterson takes issue with.

The Left doesn't have a problem with offending the right, and Trump supporters are already treated as subhuman by most people on the left. That's not a problem unless you want to win elections. Trump was a protest vote, and part of that protest was against the democrats and more so the left. Unless Genocide is your deal than you have to learn to live with these people or more effectively see passed some differences and find common ground.